Ituglanis australis
Datovo & de Pinna, 2014
according to the origin australis (lat.) - southern
Synonyms
Cambeva
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
75.6 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil, Uruguay
rio Piratini | laguna Merín ⇒ canal São Gonçalo | rio Camaquã ⇒ lagoa dos Patos | río Yí ➙ río Negro → río Uruguay → río de la Plata ⇒ Atlantic SE ↓
[ -31.886,-55.489 ]
In water
roots, branches
Eats plants
not known
unknown
i - iii / (4 -) 6 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight to slightly convex
ii - iii / (5 -) 7 rays
(4 -) 5 soft rays
i / 4 rays
5 + 6 soft rays
straight to slightly convex
ii - iii / (5 -) 7 rays
(4 -) 5 soft rays
i / 4 rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Datovo, A. & de Pinna, M.C.C., 2014 "A new species of Ituglanis representing the southernmost record of the genus, with comments on phylogenetic relationships (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Journal of Fish Biology)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 421)
- Castro, Í.S. & Wosiacki, W.B., 2017 "Ituglanis compactus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Jari drainage, lower Amazon, Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4244, P. 216)
- Ferrer, J. & Donin, L.M., 2017 "A new species of Ituglanis (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the rio Uruguai basin, southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 15 No. 3, P. 8)
- Mendonça. M.B.; Oyakawa, O.T. & Wosiacki, W.B., 2018 "A new species of Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Rio Ribeira de Iguape and upper Rio Tietê basins, southeastern Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4504 No. 4, P. 484)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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15.11.2025